[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: personality before birth --
- From: Ruth Scheubler <rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gsdramey@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:30:24 -0800 (PST)
The initial comment was - differences in personality can be seen in the
whelping box.
And I find that to be true.
You can mold that personality, adjusting methods as needed, to get the best
performance you can out of that specific animal. The personality traits are
visible early and that it is interesting and informative. When deciding on
puppy placements, that personality is a huge part of how I decide where that
pup will go. Why would I want to send a dominant, active, prey driven pup to
live life on the sofa, or why send that couch potato dog to an agility
competitor? I generally find that the signs you see early on are the same that
are there at 8-10 weeks, sometimes modified by how we raised the pup, but there
none the less.
Ruth
Norma Ramey <gsdramey@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Folks, with my long and varied experiences with all kinds, believe me --
Every little bit contributes to the final type of character that is noted.
I've had singleton pups and litters of up to 14 with similar bloodlines and/or
entirely different ones that I see similarities and big time differences just
within the siblings depending a lot --- yes --- a LOT on the eventual life each
may attain.
Just think about it in general genetics even with humans. IDENTICAL TIWNS
ARE --- NOT --- identical in their behavior patterns or personal interstes as
a general every day matter. Always, the determination and/or the atmosphere
play a large part in the eventual outcome at maturity. I am not a BIG FAN of
Cesar for a lot of reasons in looking at what he does.
Something I always attempted to do through the years with my many animals
and the work I've also done with humans too --- one on one separate attention
often for each and every one to gain the confidence and/or personal desires for
a successful life. This is vital and I'm sure you folks agree. On "turning
around"
a bad apple or rotten egg, so to speak, a lot MUST be considered if this is to
be
a successful endeavor at all.
#1AGE -- some are so far gone it's often a bit too tough to change things.
I hate to think of it, but I have seen it but not too often as folks
do try --- sometimes --- once the animal or person is out of the
bad situation.
#2GENETIC MAKEUP -- If you have a couch potato kind of (person/animal)
work on that rather than trying to change them to
be otherwise in a competitive get out there deal.
#3 T I M E --- Ah, the crux of any matter to begin with anyway!!!
I have seen so often that it is the combination of stuff rather than just one
something alone that will form the final individual. As I've posted before,
I have only seen a few dogs that I could not turn around and I've been a bit
surprised at the fact one of them was an Aussie; a breed normally a peaceful
kid.
O, I'll geaux, just wanted to give a bit of experience & knowledge for you as
we're
on the subject of --- like Barbara G. started (daily lifestyle) how many etc.
Have a good one. Norma no L
============================================================================
POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original
author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind
are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the
Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY
MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS
PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY
FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE
PROSECUTED.
For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org
============================================================================
---------------------------------
Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
============================================================================
POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original
author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind
are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the
Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY
MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS
PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY
FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE
PROSECUTED.
For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org
============================================================================
Other related posts:
